Overview

• “Esther, Book of” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Esther, Book of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Holman Bible Handbook

• Esther | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Esther, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Esther, Book of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Esther | The Bible Guide

• Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• “Esther, Book of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• The Book | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Outline

• Synopsis | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Outline of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Outline | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Contents

• Contents | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Outline of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Synopsis | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Summary of Content | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• The Story | The Bible Guide

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Authorship | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Authorship | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Authorship | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Author and Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Date

• Date | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Age of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Date(s) for the Book’s Composition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Author and Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Date, Origin, and Purpose” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• The Dates | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Purpose

• Nature and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Purpose of the Book | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Theme and Purpose | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Purpose of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Purpose | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Preliminary Assessment | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Date, Origin, and Purpose” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• Historical Background | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Historical Period of the Book | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• The Persian Empire…and Xerxes | The Bible Guide

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Recipients

• Recipients. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Geography

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Key Figures

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• The Courage of Esther | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Relationship

• Esther and Proverbs | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

• Haman and the Antichrist | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Placement

• Position in the Bible | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Place of Esther in the Canon | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Canonical Position | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Place of Esther in the Old Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

Canonicity

• Canonicity | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Canonical Status | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Canonicity | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Canonicity | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Esther without “God” | Holman Bible Handbook

• Esther without “God” | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Canonicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Canonicity | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historicity

• Historicity | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Historicity of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Origin of Purim | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Identity of Ahasuerus | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Historical Character of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Question of History and Literary Genre | Holman Bible Handbook

• Authenticity | New Bible Dictionary

• Its Lack of Historicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Did the Story of Esther Really Happen? | The Bible Guide

• Historicity. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Authenticity

• Authenticity | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Reasons for Ancient Opposition to the Book | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Unity

• Unity and Redaction | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Independence of 9:20–10:3 | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• “The ““Original”” Form of Esther” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Ancient Versions | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Composition

• Composition | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “The ““Original”” Form of Esther” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Additions | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Texts and Versions of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Greek Additions | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Text | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• The Text of Esther | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Versions | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

Style

• Nature and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Literary Genre of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Genre | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Genre | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Question of History and Literary Genre | Holman Bible Handbook

• History and Literary Genre | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Genre | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Syntax, Style, and Structure” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Characteristics. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Structure

• Literary Features in Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• “Syntax, Style, and Structure” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theological Outline of Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• Theme and Purpose | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• The Theme | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Emphases

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• Moral and Religious Problems | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Interpretation | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• God’s Providence | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Message

• The Teaching of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Living in a Pagan World | The Bible Guide

Theology

• Theology | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Significance

• Recent Scholarly Issues | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• The Traditional Use of the Book | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• A Spiritual Lesson | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Overview

• “Esther, Book of” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Esther, Book of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Esther | Holman Bible Handbook

• Esther | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Esther, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Esther, Book of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Esther | The Bible Guide

• Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• “Esther, Book of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• The Book | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Outline

• Synopsis | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Outline of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Outline | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Contents

• Contents | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Outline of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Synopsis | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Summary of Content | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• The Story | The Bible Guide

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Authorship | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Authorship | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Authorship | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Author and Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Date

• Date | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Author and Date | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Age of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Author and Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Date(s) for the Book’s Composition | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Author and Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Date, Origin, and Purpose” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• The Dates | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Purpose

• Nature and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Purpose of the Book | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Theme and Purpose | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Purpose of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Purpose | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Purpose | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Preliminary Assessment | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Purpose. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Date, Origin, and Purpose” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• Historical Background | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Historical Period of the Book | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• The Persian Empire…and Xerxes | The Bible Guide

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Recipients

• Recipients. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Geography

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Key Figures

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• The Courage of Esther | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Relationship

• Esther and Proverbs | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

• Haman and the Antichrist | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Placement

• Position in the Bible | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Place of Esther in the Canon | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Canonical Position | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Place of Esther in the Old Testament | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

Canonicity

• Canonicity | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Canonical Status | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Canonicity | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Canonicity | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Esther without “God” | Holman Bible Handbook

• Esther without “God” | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Canonicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Canonicity | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historicity

• Historicity | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Historicity of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Origin of Purim | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Identity of Ahasuerus | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Historical Character of the Book | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Question of History and Literary Genre | Holman Bible Handbook

• Authenticity | New Bible Dictionary

• Its Lack of Historicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Did the Story of Esther Really Happen? | The Bible Guide

• Historicity. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Authenticity

• Authenticity | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Reasons for Ancient Opposition to the Book | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Unity

• Unity and Redaction | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Independence of 9:20–10:3 | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• “The ““Original”” Form of Esther” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Ancient Versions | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Composition

• Composition | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “The ““Original”” Form of Esther” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Additions | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Texts and Versions of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Greek Additions | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Text | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• The Text of Esther | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Versions | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

Style

• Nature and Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Literary Genre of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Genre | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Genre | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Question of History and Literary Genre | Holman Bible Handbook

• History and Literary Genre | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Genre | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• “Syntax, Style, and Structure” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Characteristics. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Structure

• Literary Features in Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• “Syntax, Style, and Structure” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theological Outline of Esther | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• Theme and Purpose | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• The Theme | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Emphases

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• Moral and Religious Problems | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Interpretation | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• God’s Providence | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Message

• The Teaching of Esther | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Living in a Pagan World | The Bible Guide

Theology

• Theology | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 9: Ruth, Esther

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Significance

• Recent Scholarly Issues | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• The Traditional Use of the Book | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• A Spiritual Lesson | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary